Dosing schedule of a wnt inhibitor and an anti-pd-1 antibody molecule in combination

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to the field of pharmacy, particularly to a Wt inhibitor and a PD-1 inhibitor for use in the treatment of cancer. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising a Wnt inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a PD-1 inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of cancer, to a method for the treatment of cancer that involves administering the combination and to the use of the combination for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to the field of pharmacy, particularly toa Wnt inhibitor and an anti-PD-1 antibody molecule for use in thetreatment of cancer. Specifically, the disclosure relates to apharmaceutical combination comprising a Wnt inhibitor, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in thetreatment of cancer; to a method for the treatment of cancer thatinvolves administering the combination; and to the use of thecombination for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment ofcancer.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

The Wnt (Wingless) family is a group of highly conserved secretedproteins that regulate cell-to-cell interactions during embryogenesisand is implicated in carcinogenesis, aging, and fibrosis. The Wnt genewas identified as an oncogene in murine mammary tumors 30 years ago andconfirmed to be a key oncogenic pathway in many studies. The Wnt genefamily encodes a large class of secreted proteins related to theInt1/Wnt1 proto-oncogene and Drosophila wingless (“Wg”), a DrosophilaWnt1 homologue (Cadigan et al. Genes & Development 1997, 11, 3286).

The Programmed Death 1 (PD-1) protein is an inhibitory member of theextended CD28/CTLA4 family of T-cell regulators (Okazaki et al. Curr.Opin. Immunol. 2002, 14, 391779; Bennett et al. J. Immunol. 2003, 170,711). Ligands of the CD28 receptor include a group of related B7molecules, also known as the “B7 Superfamily” (Coyle et al. NatureImmunol. 2001, 2(3), 203; Sharpe et al. Nature Rev. Immunol. 2002, 2,116; Collins et al. Genome Biol. 2005, 6, 223.1; Korman et al. Adv.Immunol. 2007, 90, 297). Several members of the B7 Superfamily areknown, including B7.1 (CD80), B7.2 (CD86), the inducible co-stimulatorligand (ICOS-L), the programmed death-1 ligand (PD-L1; B7-H1), theprogrammed death-2 ligand (PD-L2; B7-DC), B7-H3, B7-H4 and B7-H6(Collins et al. Genome Biol. 2005, 6, 223.1). Other members of the CD28family include CD28, CTLA-4, ICOS and BTLA. PD-1 is suggested to existas a monomer, lacking the unpaired cysteine residue characteristic ofother CD28 family members. PD-1 is expressed on activated B cells, Tcells, and monocytes.

PD-L1 is abundant in a variety of human cancers (Dong et al. Nat. Med.2002, 8, 787). PD-1 is known as an immune-inhibitory protein thatnegatively regulates TCR signals (Ishida et al. EMBO J. 1992, 11, 3887;Blank et a. Immunol. Immunother. 2006, 56(5), 739). The interactionbetween PD-1 and PD-L1 can act as an immune checkpoint, which can leadto, e.g., a decrease in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, a decrease inT-cell receptor mediated proliferation, and/or immune evasion bycancerous cells (Dong et al. J. Mol. Med. 2003, 81, 281; Blank et al.Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 2005, 54, 307; Konishi et al. Clin. CancerRes. 2004, 10, 5094). Immune suppression can be reversed by inhibitingthe local interaction of PD-1 with PD-L1 or PD-L2; the effect isadditive when the interaction of PD-1 with PD-L2 is blocked as well(Iwai et al. Proc. Not. Acad. Sci. USA 2002, 99:12293-7; Brown et al. J.Immunol. 2003, 170, 1257).

Several lines of evidence suggest that Wnt pathway signaling may beimportant in a variety of cancers. Mutations in components of thecanonical Wnt pathway, such as APC and β-catenin, might play importantroles in the pathogenesis of some malignancies. Recent molecularanalysis of human metastatic melanoma samples revealed a correlationbetween activation of the WNT/b-catenin signaling pathway and theabsence of a T-cell gene expression signature (Spranger et al. Nature2015, 523, 231).

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

Given the importance of immune checkpoint pathways in regulating animmune response in cancer therapy, the need exists to develop novelcombination therapies that activate the immune system or overcome theresistance to immunotherapies.

The invention addresses this need by providing a pharmaceuticalcombination as defined herein.

The first aspect of the present disclosure is a pharmaceuticalcombination comprising a Wnt inhibitor of formula (i),2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide[Compound of Formula (I)], or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof,

and (ii) an anti-PD-1 antibody molecule or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein (i) isadministered daily on days 1 to 15 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles and(ii) is administered at least once per cycle.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides the use of a wntinhibitor of formula (i),2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with ananti-PD-1 antibody molecule (ii), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer, wherein(i) and (ii) are administered as define herein, preferably wherein (i)is administered daily on days 1 to 15 of each cycle for up to 4 cyclesand (ii) is administered at least once per cycle.

A yet another aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for thetreatment of cancer, said method comprising administering an effectiveamount of the (i) and (ii) to a patient in need thereof, wherein (i) isadministered daily on days 1 to 15 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles and(ii) is administered at least once per cycle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

FIG. 1 presents the NanoString measured gene expression of RNA samplesisolated from tumor biopsies after 15 days exposure.

FIG. 2 shows CD3 expression at screening and summary visits for the 9paired subjects in this analysis.

FIG. 3 shows one of the T-cell signatures selected for the study.

FIG. 4 shows modulation of the Wnt pathway post treatment.

FIG. 5 shows the chemokines signature associated with the recruitment ofCD103+ dentritic cells.

FIG. 6 shows the chemokines signature associated with the recruitment ofCD8+ T-cells.

FIGS. 7A and 7B: shows the correlation between T-cell and Wnt signaturesin the Cancer Genome Atlast (TCGA) for various types of cancer cells

FIG. 8: illustrates the clinical study design.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

Recently, the secreted glycoproteins R-spondins 1-4 (RSPO1-4) haveemerged as important activators of canonical Wnt signaling. RSPOs bindto leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein-coupled receptors (LGR4-6)and the transmembrane E3 ubiquitin ligases RING finger 43/zinc and RINGfinger 3 (RNF43/ZNRF3), forming a ternary complex (Chen et al. GenesDev; 2013, 27, 1345). RNF43/ZNRF3 antagonize Wnt signaling by promotingthe turnover of Fz and LRP6 (Hao et al. Nature 2012, 485 (7397),195-200; Koo et al. Nature, 2012, 488 (7413), 665). Binding of RSPOinduces the endocytosis of RNF43/ZNRF3, thereby increasing levels ofmembrane-bound Fz and LRP6 and enhancing Wnt ligand-mediated signaling.In order to activate signaling within target cells, Wnt proteins must beproperly secreted and transported across the extracellular space.Porcupine is a membrane-bound-O-acyltransferase (MBOAT) that addspalmitoyl groups to Wnt proteins (Takada et al. Dev. Cell 2006, 11,791). Mutations in components of the canonical Wnt pathway such as APCand β-catenin play important roles in the pathogenesis of somemalignancies and those genetic lesions affect upstream Wnt pathwayregulation. The inhibition of the Wnt pathway signaling was recentlyassociated with several drawbacks such as side effects and dose limitingtoxicities. Such drawbacks were limiting the anti-tumor efficacy of Wntinhibitors. Separately, activation of the Wnt pathway was linked toresistance to immunotherapy and offers a mechanism by which tumors canevade immune detection and decrease clinical benefit to check-pointinhibitors (Spranger et al. Nature 2015, 523, 231). For example, the Wntinhibitor of the present disclosure, namely2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamidewas tested and the levels of pLRP6 and AXIN2qPCR were analyzed inbiopsies of skin and tumors. The levels of pLRP6 and AXIN2 wereinhibited in post-treatment skin sample biopsies with2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, indicating inhibition ofthe Wnt pathway. Unfortunately, in other studies2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, alone as a single agentshowed an increased cytotoxic gene signature and a lack of tumorefficacy. In addition, animal studies showed a decrease in trabeculae inrat studies; toxicities in gastrointestinal (GI) tract, bones and teethin rat and dog models; and secondary effects affecting the bone marrowin rats and kidneys in dogs.

It has been discovered that treatment of patients with the Wnt inhibitor(i) alone resulted in changes in immune signatures in tumors and that8-15 days of treatment with the single agent Wnt inhibitor (i) wassufficient to result in these changes. These findings led to concludethat intermittent dosing of a Wnt inhibitor (i) with an anti-PD-1antibody molecule (ii), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,can sensitize dendritic and T-cells and thus be sufficient to enhancethe effects of PD-1 inhibition, while mitigating some of the toxicitiesof chronic Wnt administration, particularly to the bone.

The Wnt signaling pathway is required for development and survival ofosteoblasts (involved in bone formation) and negatively regulatesosteoclasts (involved in bone resorption). Linked to that, Wntinhibitors were found to cause bone resorption and bone thinning. In aclinical study of the Wnt inhibitor, some patients experienced bonefractures, which may be related to the effects of the Wnt pathwayinhibition on osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Therefore, administering theWnt inhibitor (i), e.g.2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for a shorter period suchas daily only on days 1 to 15 of up to 4 therapeutic cycles can reducethe risk of the Wnt inhibitor causing clinically relevant changes to thebone. In addition, the short intermittent dosing of Wnt inhibitor wassufficient to result in upregulation of the activated dendritic cellssignature. This is relevant because this subtype of dendritic cell isimportant for recruiting and activating T cells for an anti-tumoralresponse. Inhibition of the Wnt signaling in cancer treatment improvesthe response rate to PD-1 inhibition through release of inhibition ofdendritic cells and T-cell activation. Overall, the combination of theWnt inhibitor (i) and an anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, wherein Wntinhibitor is administered only at the beginning of the treatment cyclefor, e.g. 8 or 15 days, can show mutually coordinated effect of bothcompounds and offer better efficacy and much reduced safety profilecompared to, for example, use of the Wnt inhibitor (i) alone.

According to the present disclosure, the Wnt inhibitor is a compoundthat targets, decreases or inhibits the activity of the Wnt signaling ina cell. For example, the Wnt inhibitor can also be a porcupineinhibitor. The Wnt inhibitor (i) is a compound disclosed inWO2010/101849. The Wnt inhibitor to be combined with the anti-PD-1antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutical salt thereof, is2-(2′,3-dimethyl-2,4′-bipyridin-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, of formula (I)

as disclosed in WO2010/101849 (compound 86, example 10).

Therefore the present disclosure provides a pharmaceutical combinationcomprising (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (ii) an anti-PD-1antibody molecule or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for usein the treatment of cancer, wherein the compound of formula (i), namely2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered daily ondays 1 to 15 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles and anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule (ii) as described herein is administered at least once percycle. The Wnt inhibitor can be administered for 4 cycles.

In the present disclosure the term “pharmaceutical combination” refersto a non-fixed combination. The term “non-fixed combination” means thatthe active ingredients, e.g. compound of formula (i), namely2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, are bothadministered to a patient as separate entities either simultaneously orsequentially with no specific time limits, wherein such administrationprovides therapeutically effective levels of the two compounds in thebody of the patient.

The terms “a combination” or “in combination with,” it is not intendedto imply that the therapy or the therapeutic agents must be administeredat the same time and/or formulated for delivery together, although thesemethods of delivery are within the scope described herein. Thetherapeutic agents in the combination can be administered concurrentlywith, prior to, or subsequent to, one or more other additional therapiesor therapeutic agents. The therapeutic agents or therapeutic protocolcan be administered in any order. In general, each agent will beadministered at a dose and/or on a time schedule determined for thatagent. In will further be appreciated that the additional therapeuticagent utilized in this combination may be administered together orseparately in different compositions. In general, it is expected thatadditional therapeutic agents utilized in combination be utilized atlevels that do not exceed the levels at which they are utilizedindividually. In some embodiments, the levels utilized in combinationwill be lower than those utilized individually.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltsthereof, that can be used in combination with Wnt inhibitors of thepresent disclosure, is any anti-PD-1 antibody as disclosed herein. Forexample, the anti-PD-1 antibody molecule can comprise at least oneantigen-binding region, e.g., a variable region or an antigen-bindingfragment thereof, from an antibody described herein, e.g., an antibodychosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or as described inTable 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence in Table 1; or a sequencesubstantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 97%,98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of the aforesaid sequences. Theanti-PD1 antibody molecule is preferably selected from nivolumab(Opdivo), pembrolizumab (Keytruda), pidilizumab, PDR-001, or apharmaceutical salt thereof. Most preferably the anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule is PDR-001, or a pharmaceutical salt thereof. The anti-PD-1antibody molecule designated as PDR-001 was described inPCT/CN2016/099494. More particularly the PDR-001 inhibitor, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprises a heavy chainvariable region (VH) comprising a HCDR1, a HCDR2 and a HCDR3 amino acidsequence of BAP049-Clone-E and a light chain variable region (VL)comprising a LCDR1, a LCDR2 and a LCDR3 amino acid sequence ofBAP049-Clone-E as described in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, of the present disclosure comprises, for example, at least one,two, three or four variable regions from an antibody described herein,e.g., an antibody chosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E;or as described in Table 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence inTable 1; or a sequence substantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%,90%, 92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of theaforesaid sequences.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, of the present disclosure comprises, for example, at least oneor two heavy chain variable regions from an antibody described herein,e.g., an antibody chosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E;or as described in Table 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence inTable 1; or a sequence substantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%,90%, 92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of theaforesaid sequences.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, of the present disclosure comprises, for example, at least oneor two light chain variable regions from an antibody described herein,e.g., an antibody chosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E;or as described in Table 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence inTable 1; or a sequence substantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%,90%, 92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of theaforesaid sequences.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, of the present disclosure includes, for example, a heavy chainconstant region for an IgG4, e.g., a human IgG4. The human IgG4 includesa substitution at position 228 according to EU numbering (e.g., a Ser toPro substitution). The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule includes a heavychain constant region for an IgG1, e.g., a human IgG1. The human IgG1includes a substitution at position 297 according to EU numbering (e.g.,an Asn to Ala substitution). The human IgG1 may also include asubstitution at position 265 according to EU numbering, a substitutionat position 329 according to EU numbering, or both (e.g., an Asp to Alasubstitution at position 265 and/or a Pro to Ala substitution atposition 329). The human IgG1 also includes a substitution at position234 according to EU numbering, a substitution at position 235 accordingto EU numbering, or both (e.g., a Leu to Ala substitution at position234 and/or a Leu to Ala substitution at position 235). The heavy chainconstant region comprises an amino sequence set forth in Table 3, or asequence substantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%,95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higher identical) thereto.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure includes, for example, akappa light chain constant region, e.g., a human kappa light chainconstant region. The light chain constant region comprises an aminosequence set forth in Table 3, or a sequence substantially identical(e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higheridentical) thereto.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure also includes, for example,a heavy chain constant region for an IgG4, e.g., a human IgG4, and akappa light chain constant region, e.g., a human kappa light chainconstant region, e.g., a heavy and light chain constant regioncomprising an amino sequence set forth in Table 3, or a sequencesubstantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 97%,98%, 99% or higher identical) thereto. The human IgG4 includes asubstitution at position 228 according to EU numbering (e.g., a Ser toPro substitution). The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule includes a heavychain constant region for an IgG1, e.g., a human IgG1, and a kappa lightchain constant region, e.g., a human kappa light chain constant region,e.g., a heavy and light chain constant region comprising an aminosequence set forth in Table 3, or a sequence substantially identical(e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higheridentical) thereto. The human IgG1 may also include a substitution atposition 297 according to EU numbering (e.g., an Asn to Alasubstitution). The human IgG1 includes a substitution at position 265according to EU numbering, a substitution at position 329 according toEU numbering, or both (e.g., an Asp to Ala substitution at position 265and/or a Pro to Ala substitution at position 329). The human IgG1includes a substitution at position 234 according to EU numbering, asubstitution at position 235 according to EU numbering, or both (e.g., aLeu to Ala substitution at position 234 and/or a Leu to Ala substitutionat position 235).

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, of the present disclosure also includes, for example, a heavychain variable domain and a constant region, a light chain variabledomain and a constant region, or both, comprising the amino acidsequence of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or as described in Table1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence in Table 1; or a sequencesubstantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 97%,98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of the aforesaid sequences. Theanti-PD-1 antibody molecule, optionally, comprises a leader sequencefrom a heavy chain, a light chain, or both, as shown in Table 4; or asequence substantially identical thereto.

Theanti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure includes at least one, two,or three complementarity determining regions (CDRs) from a heavy chainvariable region of an antibody described herein, e.g., an antibodychosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or as described inTable 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence in Table 1; or a sequencesubstantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 97%,98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of the aforesaid sequences.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure includes, for example, atleast one, two, or three CDRs (or collectively all of the CDRs) from aheavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequence shown inTable 1, or encoded by a nucleotide sequence shown in Table 1. One ormore of the CDRs (or collectively all of the CDRs) have one, two, three,four, five, six or more changes, e.g., amino acid substitutions ordeletions, relative to the amino acid sequence shown in Table 1, orencoded by a nucleotide sequence shown in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure includes, for example, atleast one, two, or three CDRs from a light chain variable region of anantibody described herein, e.g., an antibody chosen from any ofBAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or as described in Table 1, or encodedby the nucleotide sequence in Table 1; or a sequence substantiallyidentical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% orhigher identical) to any of the aforesaid sequence.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, includes, for example, at least one, two, or three CDRs (orcollectively all of the CDRs) from a heavy chain variable regioncomprising an amino acid sequence shown in Table 1, or encoded by anucleotide sequence shown in Table 1. One or more of the CDRs (orcollectively all of the CDRs) have one, two, three, four, five, six ormore changes, e.g., amino acid substitutions or deletions, relative tothe amino acid sequence shown in Table 1, or encoded by a nucleotidesequence shown in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, includes, for example, at least one, two, or three CDRs from alight chain variable region of an antibody described herein, e.g., anantibody chosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or asdescribed in Table 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence in Table 1;or a sequence substantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%,92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of the aforesaidsequence.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, includes, for example, at least one, two, or three CDRs (orcollectively all of the CDRs) from a light chain variable regioncomprising an amino acid sequence shown in Table 1, or encoded by anucleotide sequence shown in Table 1. One or more of the CDRs (orcollectively all of the CDRs) have one, two, three, four, five, six ormore changes, e.g., amino acid substitutions or deletions, relative tothe amino acid sequence shown in Table 1, or encoded by a nucleotidesequence shown in Table 1. In certain embodiments, the anti-PD-1antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,includes a substitution in a light chain CDR, e.g., one or moresubstitutions in a CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 of the light chain. Theanti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, includes a substitution in the light chain CDR3 at position 102of the light variable region, e.g., a substitution of a cysteine totyrosine, or a cysteine to serine residue, at position 102 of the lightvariable region according to Table 1 (e.g., SEQ ID NO: 54 or 70 for amodified sequence).

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure includes, for example, atleast one, two, three, four, five or six CDRs (or collectively all ofthe CDRs) from a heavy and light chain variable region comprising anamino acid sequence shown in Table 1, or encoded by a nucleotidesequence shown in Table 1. In one embodiment, one or more of the CDRs(or collectively all of the CDRs) have one, two, three, four, five, sixor more changes, e.g., amino acid substitutions or deletions, relativeto the amino acid sequence shown in Table 1, or encoded by a nucleotidesequence shown in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, of the present disclosure includes, for example, all six CDRsfrom an antibody described herein, e.g., an antibody chosen from any ofBAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or as described in Table 1, or encodedby the nucleotide sequence in Table 1, or closely related CDRs, e.g.,CDRs which are identical or which have at least one amino acidalteration, but not more than two, three or four alterations (e.g.,substitutions, deletions, or insertions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions). The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, may also include any CDR described herein. Theanti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, includes a substitution in a light chain CDR, e.g., one or moresubstitutions in a CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 of the light chain. Theanti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes a substitution inthe light chain CDR3 at position 102 of the light variable region, e.g.,a substitution of a cysteine to tyrosine, or a cysteine to serineresidue, at position 102 of the light variable region according to Table1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, of the present disclosure, includes at least one, two, or threeCDRs according to Kabat et al. (e.g., at least one, two, or three CDRsaccording to the Kabat definition as set out in Table 1) from a heavychain variable region of an antibody described herein, e.g., an antibodychosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or as described inTable 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence in Table 1; or a sequencesubstantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 97%,98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of the aforesaid sequences; orwhich have at least one amino acid alteration, but not more than two,three or four alterations (e.g., substitutions, deletions, orinsertions, e.g., conservative substitutions) relative to one, two, orthree CDRs according to Kabat et al. shown in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, of the present invention, includes, for example, at least one,two, or three CDRs according to Kabat et al. (e.g., at least one, two,or three CDRs according to the Kabat definition as set out in Table 1)from a light chain variable region of an antibody described herein,e.g., an antibody chosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E;or as described in Table 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence inTable 1; or a sequence substantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%,90%, 92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of theaforesaid sequences; or which have at least one amino acid alteration,but not more than two, three or four alterations (e.g., substitutions,deletions, or insertions, e.g., conservative substitutions) relative toone, two, or three CDRs according to Kabat et al. shown in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes, for example, atleast one, two, three, four, five, or six CDRs according to Kabat et al.(e.g., at least one, two, three, four, five, or six CDRs according tothe Kabat definition as set out in Table 1) from the heavy and lightchain variable regions of an antibody described herein, e.g., anantibody chosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or asdescribed in Table 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence in Table 1;or a sequence substantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%,92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of the aforesaidsequences; or which have at least one amino acid alteration, but notmore than two, three or four alterations (e.g., substitutions,deletions, or insertions, e.g., conservative substitutions) relative toone, two, three, four, five, or six CDRs according to Kabat et al. shownin Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, of the present disclosure, includes all six CDRs according toKabat et al. (e.g., all six CDRs according to the Kabat definition asset out in Table 1) from the heavy and light chain variable regions ofan antibody described herein, e.g., an antibody chosen from any ofBAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or as described in Table 1, or encodedby the nucleotide sequence in Table 1; or a sequence substantiallyidentical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99% orhigher identical) to any of the aforesaid sequences; or which have atleast one amino acid alteration, but not more than two, three or fouralterations (e.g., substitutions, deletions, or insertions, e.g.,conservative substitutions) relative to all six CDRs according to Kabatet al. shown in Table 1. The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the presentdisclosure, may include any CDR described herein.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes, for example atleast one, two, or three Chothia hypervariable loops (e.g., at leastone, two, or three hypervariable loops according to the Chothiadefinition as set out in Table 1) from a heavy chain variable region ofan antibody described herein, e.g., an antibody chosen from any ofBAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or as described in Table 1, or encodedby the nucleotide sequence in Table 1; or at least the amino acids fromthose hypervariable loops that contact PD-1; or which have at least oneamino acid alteration, but not more than two, three or four alterations(e.g., substitutions, deletions, or insertions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) relative to one, two, or three hypervariable loopsaccording to Chothia et al. shown in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes, for example, atleast one, two, or three Chothia hypervariable loops (e.g., at leastone, two, or three hypervariable loops according to the Chothiadefinition as set out in Table 1) of a light chain variable region of anantibody described herein, e.g., an antibody chosen from any ofBAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or as described in Table 1, or encodedby the nucleotide sequence in Table 1; or at least the amino acids fromthose hypervariable loops that contact PD-1; or which have at least oneamino acid alteration, but not more than two, three or four alterations(e.g., substitutions, deletions, or insertions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) relative to one, two, or three hypervariable loopsaccording to Chothia et al. shown in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes, for example, atleast one, two, three, four, five, or six hypervariable loops (e.g., atleast one, two, three, four, five, or six hypervariable loops accordingto the Chothia definition as set out in Table 1) from the heavy andlight chain variable regions of an antibody described herein, e.g., anantibody chosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E; or asdescribed in Table 1, or encoded by the nucleotide sequence in Table 1;or at least the amino acids from those hypervariable loops that contactPD-1; or which have at least one amino acid alteration, but not morethan two, three or four alterations (e.g., substitutions, deletions, orinsertions, e.g., conservative substitutions) relative to one, two,three, four, five or six hypervariable loops according to Chothia et al.shown in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes, for example, allsix hypervariable loops (e.g., all six hypervariable loops according tothe Chothia definition as set out in Table 1) of an antibody describedherein, e.g., an antibody chosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B orBAP049-Clone-E, or closely related hypervariable loops, e.g.,hypervariable loops which are identical or which have at least one aminoacid alteration, but not more than two, three or four alterations (e.g.,substitutions, deletions, or insertions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions); or which have at least one amino acid alteration, butnot more than two, three or four alterations (e.g., substitutions,deletions, or insertions, e.g., conservative substitutions) relative toall six hypervariable loops according to Chothia et al. shown inTable 1. The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, according to the present disclosure may includeany hypervariable loop described herein.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes, for example, atleast one, two, or three hypervariable loops that have the samecanonical structures as the corresponding hypervariable loop of anantibody described herein, e.g., an antibody chosen from any ofBAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E, e.g., the same canonical structures asat least loop 1 and/or loop 2 of the heavy and/or light chain variabledomains of an antibody described herein. (See, e.g., Chothia et al. J.Mol. Biol. 1992, 227, 799; Tomlinson et al. J. Mol. Biol. 1992,227:776-798 for descriptions of hypervariable loop canonicalstructures). These structures can be determined by inspection of thetables described in these references.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, may also include, forexample, a combination of CDRs or hypervariable loops defined accordingto the Kabat et al. and Chothia et al. as described herein in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes, for example, atleast one, two or three CDRs or hypervariable loops from a heavy chainvariable region of an antibody described herein, e.g., an antibodychosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E, according to theKabat and Chothia definition (e.g., at least one, two, or three CDRs orhypervariable loops according to the Kabat and Chothia definition as setout in Table 1); or encoded by the nucleotide sequence in Table 1; or asequence substantially identical (e.g., at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%,95%, 97%, 98%, 99% or higher identical) to any of the aforesaidsequences; or which have at least one amino acid alteration, but notmore than two, three or four alterations (e.g., substitutions,deletions, or insertions, e.g., conservative substitutions) relative toone, two, or three CDRs or hypervariable loops according to Kabat and/orChothia shown in Table 1.

For example, the anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, according to the present disclosure, caninclude VH CDR1 according to Kabat et al. or VH hypervariable loop 1according to Chothia et al., or a combination thereof, e.g., as shown inTable 1.

The combination of Kabat and Chothia CDR of VH CDR1 comprises the aminoacid sequence GYTFTTYWMH (SEQ ID NO: 224), or an amino acid sequencesubstantially identical thereto (e.g., having at least one amino acidalteration, but not more than two, three or four alterations (e.g.,substitutions, deletions, or insertions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions). The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule can further include,e.g., VH CDRs 2-3 according to Kabat et al. and VL CDRs 1-3 according toKabat et al., e.g., as shown in Table 1. Accordingly, the frameworkregions (FW) are defined based on a combination of CDRs definedaccording to Kabat et al. and hypervariable loops defined according toChothia et al. For example, the anti-PD-1 antibody molecule can includeVH FW1 defined based on VH hypervariable loop 1 according to Chothia etal. and VH FW2 defined based on VH CDRs 1-2 according to Kabat et al.,e.g., as shown in Table 1. The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule can furtherinclude, e.g., VH FWs 3-4 defined based on VH CDRs 2-3 according toKabat et al. and VL FWs 1-4 defined based on VL CDRs 1-3 according toKabat et al.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes at least one, twoor three CDRs from a light chain variable region of an antibodydescribed herein, e.g., an antibody chosen from any of BAP049-Clone-B orBAP049-Clone-E, according to the Kabat and Chothia definitions (e.g., atleast one, two, or three CDRs according to the Kabat and Chothiadefinitions as set out in Table 1).

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, includes:

(a) a heavy chain variable region (VH) comprising a VHCDR1 amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, a VHCDR2 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5,and a VHCDR3 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and a light chainvariable region (VL) comprising a VLCDR1 amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO: 13, a VLCDR2 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, and a VLCDR3amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33;(b) a VH comprising a VHCDR1 amino acid sequence chosen from SEQ ID NO:1; a VHCDR2 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; and a VHCDR3 amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and a VL comprising a VLCDR1 amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a VLCDR2 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:11, and a VLCDR3 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32;(c) a VH comprising a VHCDR1 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 224, aVHCDR2 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a VHCDR3 amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and a VL comprising a VLCDR1 amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, a VLCDR2 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:14, and a VLCDR3 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33; or(d) a VH comprising a VHCDR1 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 224; aVHCDR2 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; and a VHCDR3 amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and a VL comprising a VLCDR1 amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a VLCDR2 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:11, and a VLCDR3 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, comprises a heavy chainvariable region (VH) comprising a VHCDR1 amino acid sequence chosen fromSEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 4, or SEQ ID NO: 224; a VHCDR2 amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 5; and a VHCDR3 amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and a light chain variable region (VL)comprising a VLCDR1 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO:13, a VLCDR2 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 or SEQ ID NO: 14, anda VLCDR3 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32 or SEQ ID NO: 33.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, can comprise, for example,a heavy chain variable domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 38 and a light chain variable domain comprising the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 70.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, can comprise, for example,a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91 and alight chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, comprises a heavy chainvariable region (VH) comprising a HCDR1, a HCDR2 and a HCDR3 amino acidsequence of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E as described in Table 1 anda light chain variable region (VL) comprising a LCDR1, a LCDR2 and aLCDR3 amino acid sequence of BAP049-Clone-B or BAP049-Clone-E asdescribed in Table 1.

The anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, according to the present disclosure, comprises a heavy chainvariable region (VH) comprising a HCDR1, a HCDR2 and a HCDR3 amino acidsequence of BAP049-Clone-E as described in Table 1 and a light chainvariable region (VL) comprising a LCDR1, a LCDR2 and a LCDR3 amino acidsequence of BAP049-Clone-E as described in Table 1.

It is understood that the anti-PD-1 antibody molecule, or the anti-PD-1antibody molecule, of the present disclosure may have additionalconservative or non-essential amino acid substitutions, which do nothave a substantial effect on their functions.

The term “antibody molecule” refers to a protein, e.g., animmunoglobulin chain or fragment thereof, comprising at least oneimmunoglobulin variable domain sequence. The term “antibody molecule”includes, for example, a monoclonal antibody (including a full lengthantibody which has an immunoglobulin Fc region). An antibody moleculecomprises a full length antibody, or a full length immunoglobulin chain,or an antigen binding or functional fragment of a full length antibody,or a full length immunoglobulin chain. An antibody molecule can also bea multi-specific antibody molecule, e.g., it comprises a plurality ofimmunoglobulin variable domain sequences, wherein a first immunoglobulinvariable domain sequence of the plurality has binding specificity for afirst epitope and a second immunoglobulin variable domain sequence ofthe plurality has binding specificity for a second epitope.

The term “Pharmaceutically acceptable salts” can be formed, for example,as acid addition salts, preferably with organic or inorganic acids.Suitable inorganic acids are, for example, halogen acids, such ashydrochloric acid. Suitable organic acids are, e.g., carboxylic acids orsulfonic acids, such as fumaric acid or methanesulfonic acid. Forisolation or purification purposes it is also possible to usepharmaceutically unacceptable salts, for example picrates orperchlorates. For therapeutic use, only pharmaceutically acceptablesalts or free compounds are employed (where applicable in the form ofpharmaceutical preparations), and these are therefore preferred. Anyreference to the free compound herein is to be understood as referringalso to the corresponding salt, as appropriate and expedient. The saltsof the inhibitors, as described herein, are preferably pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts; suitable counter-ions forming pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts are known in the field.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable” refers to those compounds,materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms which are suitable for usein contact with the tissues of human beings and animals withoutexcessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem orcomplication, commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.

The term “inhibition” or “inhibitor” includes a reduction in a certainparameter, e.g., an activity, of a given molecule, e.g., an immunecheckpoint inhibitor, such as the anti-PD-1 antibody molecule. Forexample, inhibition of an activity, e.g., a PD-1 or PD-L1 activity, ofat least 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% or more is included by this term. Thus,inhibition need not be 100%.

The term “cancer” refers to a disease characterized by the rapid anduncontrolled growth of aberrant cell proliferation. Cancer cells canspread locally or through the bloodstream and lymphatic system to otherparts of the body. Examples of various cancers are, but are not limitedto, leukemia, prostate cancer, renal cancer, liver cancer, brain cancer,lymphoma, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer, skin cancer,breast cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), pancreaticcancer, gastrointestinal cancer, colorectal cancer, triple-negativebreast cancer (TNBC), squamous cell cancer of the lung, squamous cellcancer of the esophagus, squamous cell cancer of the cervix, ormelanoma. According to the disclosure the particularly amenable diseaseconditions to be treated with the aforementioned combination aretriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), pancreatic cancer, squamous cellcancer of the lung, squamous cell cancer of the esophagus, squamous cellcancer of the cervix, or melanoma.

The terms “tumor” and “cancer” are used interchangeably herein, e.g.,both terms encompass solid and liquid, e.g., diffuse or circulatingtumors. In one embodiment, the term “cancer” or “tumor” includesmalignant cancers and tumors, as well as advanced cancers and tumors.

The term “treatment” comprises, for example, the therapeuticadministration of the combination of a Wnt inhibitor, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as describedherein to a warm-blooded animal, in particular a human being, in need ofsuch treatment with the aim to cure the disease or to have an effect ondisease regression or on the delay of progression of a disease. Theterms “treat”, “treating” or “treatment” of any disease or disorderrefers to ameliorating the disease or disorder (e.g. slowing orarresting or reducing the development of the disease or at least one ofthe clinical symptoms thereof), to preventing or delaying the onset ordevelopment or progression of the disease or disorder.

A Wnt inhibitor, (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be administered dailyon days 1 to 15 of each cycle or on days 1 to 8 of each cycle. The Wntinhibitor, (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamidecan be administered up to 4 cycles. The Wnt inhibitor (i) can beadministered during 4 cycles. It can also be administered in the firstcycle only. Preferably, the Wnt inhibitor (i) is administered duringdays 1 to 15 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles. Most preferably, the Wntinhibitor (i) is administered daily on days 1 to 8 of each cycle for upto 4 cycles. The present invention also provides that (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered duringthe first cycle only. The present invention also provides that (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered duringfour cycles only. The Wnt inhibitor as disclosed herein can beadministered once daily or twice daily with a 12-hour gap between twoconsecutive doses. The combination partner (ii) an anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule can continue to be administered for more cycles as long as itis clinically meaningful. In one embodiment, the (ii) anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule is administered for up to 4 cycles or for 4 cycles.

The combination partners, as disclosed herein, are administered on thesame day or on different days of a cycle. The term “cycle” refers to aspecific period of time expressed in days or months that is repeated ona regular schedule. The cycle as disclosed herein is more preferablyexpressed in days. For example, the cycle can be, but is not limited to,28 days, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days. Most preferably, the “cycle” asreferred to in the present disclosure is 28 days long. Such cycle can berepeated several time (e.g. 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times, etc. . .. ), each cycle being the same length and can be repeated as long as itis clinically meaningful, i.e. the tumor growth is at least reduced, orcontrolled, or the tumor shrinks, and the adverse events are tolerable.While one of the combination partners, e.g. the Wnt inhibitor, isadministered for up to 4 cycles, the other combination partner cancontinue to be administered for more cycles. The treatment byadministering (i) of the present disclosure is most preferably repeatedfor up to 4 cycles, particularly 4 cycles. Even though the Wnt inhibitorcan be administered for up to 4 cycles, it is contemplated herein thatafter a period of time—for example, when the compound has beencompletely eliminated from the body and the Wnt inhibitor that has beenadministered for up to 4 cycled cease to bring any positive effects,either alone or via enhancement of the effects caused by the anti-PD-1antibody molecule, the Wnt inhibitor can again be administered foranother row of up to 4 cycles. The period between the first row of up to4 cycles (including only 1 cycle or only 4 cycles) and the second orlater row of up to 4 cycles has to be long enough to prevent anyaccumulation of effects brought by inhibition of Wnt pathway, such asreduction of bone density.

The Wnt inhibitor (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-S-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, can be administeredorally or intravenously, most preferably orally, at a daily dose of 2.5mg/day, 5 mg/day, 7.5 mg/day, 10 mg/day, 20 mg/day, 40 mg/day, 80mg/day, 120 mg/day, or 180 mg/day. Preferably, the daily dose is 2.5mg/day, 5 mg/day, or 10 mg/day. Most preferably, the daily dose is 10mg/day.

According to the present disclosure (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, can be administeredorally, for example, in a pharmaceutical composition together with aninert diluent or carrier.

In accordance with the present disclosure the anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule (ii), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selectedfrom nivolumab (Opdivo), pembrolizumab (Keytruda), pidilizumab, PDR-001,or a pharmaceutical salt thereof, can be used in the treatment ofcancer, and is administered every two weeks or every four weeks in acycle. Most preferably the anti-PD-1 antibody molecule PDR-001 (ii), ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as described herein, used inthe treatment of cancer. Most preferably PDR-001 (ii) is administeredevery four weeks. PDR-001 is administered by injection (e.g.subcutaneously or intravenously) at a dose of 300-400 mg/day.Preferably, the anti-PD-1 antibody molecule PDR-001, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered intravenouslyin a single dose of 300 to 400 mg/day. Most preferably, the anti-PD-1antibody molecule PDR-001 (ii), or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, is administered in a single dose of 400 mg/day. Mostpreferably, the anti-PD-1 antibody molecule PDR-001, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered at a dose of400 mg/day every four weeks. The dose can be administered in a singlebolus or in several divided doses.

Specifically, the dosing schedule can vary from 2.5 mg/day, 5 mg/day or10 mg/day of Wnt inhibitor of formula (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (on days 1-15 or on days1-8 of the first cycle only or 4 cycles only or of every cycle for up to4 cycles) and from 300 mg/day to 400 mg/day of anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule (ii), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, every twoor four weeks. For example, according to the present disclosure, 2.5mg/day of (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered on days1-8 or on days 1-15 and anti-PD-1 antibody molecule (ii), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered once every 4weeks for 4 cycles or up to 4 cycles at a dose of 400 mg/day. Anotherexample, according to the present disclosure, consists of administering5 mg/day of (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, on days 1-8 or on days1-15 and administering anti-PD-1 antibody molecule (ii), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, once every 4 weeks for 4cycles or up to 4 cycles at a dose of 400 mg/day. Yet another example,according to the present disclosure, provides the administration of 10mg/day of (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof on days 1-8 or on days1-15 and anti-PD-1 antibody molecule (ii), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, is administered once every 4 weeks for 4 cyclesor up to 4 cycles at a dose of 400 mg/day.

Another example, according to the present disclosure, provides theadministration of 2.5 mg/day of (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, only during cycle 1 andthe administration of anti-PD-1 antibody molecule (ii), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, every 4 weeks, at a dose of400 mg/day. Another example, according to the present disclosure,provides administering 5 mg/day of (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, during cycle 1 only andadministering an anti-PD-1 antibody molecule (ii), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, every 4 weeks, at a dose of 400 mg/day. Yetanother example, according to the present disclosure, provides theadministration of 10 mg/day of (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof only during cycle 1 andthe administration of anti-PD-1 antibody molecule (ii), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, every 4 weeks, at a dose of400 mg/day.

The antibody molecules can be administered by a variety of methods knownin the art, although for many therapeutic applications, the preferredroute/mode of administration is intravenous injection or infusion. Forexample, the antibody molecules can be administered by intravenousinfusion at a rate of more than 20 mg/min, e.g., 20-40 mg/min, andtypically greater than or equal to 40 mg/min to reach a dose of about300 to 400 mg/day. For intravenous injection or infusion, therapeuticcompositions typically should be sterile and stable under the conditionsof manufacture and storage. The composition can be formulated as asolution, microemulsion, dispersion, liposome, or other orderedstructure suitable to high antibody concentration. Sterile injectablesolutions can be prepared by incorporating the active compound (i.e.,antibody or antibody portion) in the required amount in an appropriatesolvent with one or a combination of ingredients as required, followedby filtered sterilization. Generally, dispersions are prepared byincorporating the active compound into a sterile vehicle that contains abasic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients. In the caseof sterile powders for the preparation of sterile injectable solutions,the preferred methods of preparation are vacuum drying and freeze-dryingthat yields a powder of the active ingredient plus any additionaldesired ingredient from a previously sterile-filtered solution thereof.The proper fluidity of a solution can be maintained, for example, by theuse of a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the requiredparticle size in the case of dispersion and by the use of surfactants.Prolonged absorption of injectable compositions can be brought about byincluding in the composition an agent that delays absorption, forexample, monostearate salts and gelatin.

It would be understood that the route and/or mode of administration willvary depending upon the desired results. For example, the activecompound may be prepared with a carrier that will protect the compoundagainst rapid release, such as a controlled release formulation,including implants, transdermal patches, and microencapsulated deliverysystems. Biodegradable, biocompatible polymers can be used, such asethylene vinyl acetate, polyanhydrides, polyglycolic acid, collagen,polyorthoesters, and polylactic acid. Many methods for the preparationof such formulations are patented or generally known to those skilled inthe art (e.g., Sustained and Controlled Release Drug Delivery Systems,J. R. Robinson, ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1978).

Equally, (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination withanti-PD-1 antibody molecule (ii), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,can be used for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment ofcancer.

By the same token, the present disclosure also provides a method for thetreatment of cancer, comprising administering an effective amount of thecombination partners (e.g. (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule (ii), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) to apatient in need thereof.

The term “patient” or “subject” refers to a warm-blooded animal. In amost preferred embodiment, the subject or patient is human. It may be ahuman who has been diagnosed and is in the need of treatment for adisease or disorder, as disclosed herein.

When used for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment ofcancer or in a method of treating a cancer in a patient in need thereof,(i) and (ii) can be used in doses and dosing schedules as explainedabove.

Most preferably the combination comprises the Wnt inhibitor (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule PDR-001 (ii), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Both combination partners (i) and (ii) can be administered according tothe doing schedule as described herein. For example (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, can be administered dailyon days 1 to 15 or on days 1 to 8 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles, forexample for 4 cycles or only during the first cycle. The PDR-001 (ii),or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered at leastonce per cycle. For example, (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered in thisspecific combination at a dose of 2.5 mg/day, 5 mg/day, 7.5 mg/day, 10mg/day, 20 mg/day, 40 mg/day, 80 mg/day, 120 mg/day, 180 mg/day.Preferably the dose is 2.5 mg/day, 5 mg/day, or 10 mg/day. Mostpreferably the dose is 10 mg/day. PDR-001 inhibitor (ii), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered in a singledose of 300-400 mg/day, most preferably a dose of 400 mg/day.

By the same token, the present disclosure also provides a method for thetreatment of cancer, comprising administering an effective amount of thecombination partners (e.g. (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and anti-PD-1 antibodymolecule (ii), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) to apatient in need thereof.

The combination partners (i) and (ii), as described herein, can besynergistically active, while causing less side effects caused by theWnt signaling pathway inhibition such as reduced bone density.

The term “effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” of thecombination partners of the present disclosure, refers to an amounteffective, at dosages and for periods of time necessary, to achieve thedesired therapeutic result. A therapeutically effective amount of thecombination partners may vary according to factors such as the diseasestate, age, sex, and weight of the individual. A therapeuticallyeffective amount is also one in which any toxic or detrimental effectsof the combination, as described herein, is outweighed by thetherapeutically beneficial effects. A “therapeutically effective dosage”preferably inhibits a measurable parameter, e.g., tumor growth rate byat least about 20%, more preferably by at least about 40%, even morepreferably by at least about 60%, and still more preferably by at leastabout 80% relative to untreated subjects.

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NanoString measures gene expression for a selected panel of up to about1000 genes. This is executed using uniquely barcoded probes thathybridize directly to target RNAs (ribonucleic acids). The RNA-probehybrids are then run out on a gel to linearize the barcodes. Thesebarcodes are then counted and then normalized using an internallydeveloped pipeline.

Tumor biopsies were performed at screening and between days 8 and 28 ontreatment with the Wnt inhibitor of formula (I)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide.Tumors were fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin (FFPE) ordirectly placed in RNA Later. These samples were transferred to Genoptixwhere RNA was isolated for real time qPCR analyses of thepharmacodynamics (PD) marker AXIN2. Remnant RNA was transferred to theassay research laboratory (ARL) where gene expression was profiled using(2016) NanoString pan-cancer immune profiling panel as well as a customdesign panel of immune-related genes. Gene expression was normalizedusing methods recommended by NanoString, with the exception that sampleswere normalized within specific indications (e.g. melanoma or pancreaticcancer samples were normalized separately) and housekeeping genes wereselected using the geNorm stability metric [PMID: 12184808]. Certaingenes overlapped between both panels, which we used to assessvariability and other quality control parameters. QC metrics imposed bythe NanoString normalization procedure and manual review of hematoxylinand eosin (H&E) stained adjacent core biopsies narrowed down the cohortto 11 paired samples. A further two samples were removed, as they werefound to be outliers in principle component analyses leaving 9 pairedsamples for the analysis cohort. The count data described herein wasnormalized according to the methods recommended by NanoString with oneexception, namely that the samples were normalized within the specificindications as described herein and approximately 40 housekeeping genes(defined on the NanoString website for their commercially availablecancer immune panel, 2016) were used for biological normalization acrosssamples.

Gene signatures were used before to probe the data for phenotypicchanges in the tumor-immune microenvironment. It has been previouslyshown that in genetically engineered mice with activated WNT signalingthe dendritic cells and T-cells in the tumor microenvironment areinhibited; however, it has not been shown that this effect isreversible. Therefore, our objective was to use gene expression analysesin samples from the patients treated with the Wnt inhibitor to determinethe extent to which the inhibitory effects of WNT signaling in the tumoron the proximal immune cells can be reversed by pharmacologicalinhibition of the WNT pathway.

To understand whether the Compound of Formula (I) has effects on thetumor immune microenvironment, we looked at the relationships betweenimmune gene expression and the PD marker AXIN2. By using this marker, wecan understand the extent to which the WNT pathway has been inhibited ina given tumor. Instead of focusing on individual genes, we used thegeometric average expression of sets of genes (gene signatures) thatdescribe a particular pathway or cellular function. One gene signatureis a chemokine signature that is associated with recruitment of CD8+T-cells [PMID: 19293190] and other signature is associated withactivated CD103+ dendritic cells [PMID: 25970248]. Not every subjectpresented with a strong inhibition of the WNT pathway as evidenced bythe fold-changes observed in AXIN2 expression. Interestingly, thereappears to be fairly linear relationship between AXIN2 inhibition andincreased expression of the chemokine signature as well as the dendriticcell signature (see below). We observed that pharmacological inhibitionof the WNT pathway resulted in concomitant stimulation of thesurrounding dendritic cell population. These dendritic cells, whenstimulated, function to recruit T-cells to the tumor. Importantly, thisobservation was made after 15 days of exposure to the Wnt inhibitor,which supported that intermittent dosing of the Compound of Formula (I)could be combined with a checkpoint inhibitor to stimulate an anti-tumorimmune response in the context of tumors that previously had lackedimmune infiltrate.

Gene signatures allowed us to observe a strong correlation across manysamples in a given indication as well as biological relatedness evenwith a small sample size. The samples of the Wnt inhibitor treatedpatients had T-cell signatures expressed and this across patients andtreatment conditions such as different dose levels (FIG. 2). FIG. 2depicts the strong correlation between CD3 expression at screening andthe T-cells levels present in summary visits for the 9 paired subjectsin this analysis.

One of the gene signatures used within our study was the T-cellsignature as shown in FIG. 3.

Modulation on the Wnt pathway with the Wnt inhibitor of formula (i) wasconsidered along with the way such Wnt inhibitor, namely (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamideaffected the tumor-immune microenvironment (FIG. 4). Changes in AXIN2expression, which were measured by using the same exact RNA samples,were used as a measure of how Wnt inhibitor (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamideaffected the WNT pathway. The changes in AXIN2 expression were fitted bylinear model to immune signature changes.

Each graph in FIG. 4, depicts as follows: the Y-axis depicts the changein a given immune signature after exposure to Wnt inhibitor (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamideand the X-axis provides the change in AXIN2. Both are in log 2 scale. Apositive value indicates an increase in the average expression of thegenes in a given signature or in AXIN2. First, a weak relationshipbetween a type I interferon signature and AXIN2 inhibition was observed.Second, a relationship between interferon gamma (or type II interferon)and AXIN2 inhibition was observed. Interferon gamma is typicallyexpressed by CD8+ T-cells. Finally, a modest inverse relationshipbetween AXIN2 inhibition and mast cell and T-regulation (T-reg)signatures was observed. Both of these cell types have been observed tobe immuno-suppressive in the tumor-immune microenvironment.Interestingly, there appears to be fairly linear relationships betweenAXIN2 inhibition and increased expression of the chemokine signature(FIG. 6) as well as the dendritic cell signature (FIG. 5). This is thefirst observation that pharmacological inhibition of the WNT pathwayresults in concomitant stimulation of the surrounding dendritic cellpopulation.

Then some of the specific genes that were identified to be modulated inCD103+ dendritic cells in response to increased WNT signaling (Sprangeret al., Nature 2015, 523, 231) were used to create a specific signatureof sorts and model this against AXIN2 inhibition (FIG. 5). In FIG. 5,each point represents a pair of samples from one patient. Plotted on theX-axis is the log 2 fold-change in AXIN2 expression in the tumor fromscreening to on-treatment. Plotted on the Y-axis is the log 2fold-change in expression of the dendritic cell signature in the tumorfrom screening to on-treatment. The genes included in the dendriticsignature are: BATF3, ITGAE, IRF8, CCR5, CCL3, CCL4, CXCL1. The trendline is a linear estimate made by regression of the data points using arobust linear model. The numbers next to each point represent the numberof days between the start of treatment and the on-treatment biopsy.According to the Spranger et al (Nature 2015, 523, 231) the genes thatare Wnt-responsive are BATF3, ITGAE, IRF8, CCR5, CCL3, CCL4, CXCL1.Here, similar to some of the other signatures, a positive relationshipbetween AXIN2 inhibition and increased expression of genes associatedwith activation of CD103+ dendritic cells were observed. This isrelevant because this subtype of dendritic cell is important forlicensing and activating T cells for an anti-tumoral response.

These data suggest that the Wnt inhibitor (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is affecting thetumor-immune microenvironment by increasing immune cell infiltrates andalleviating the inhibition of CD103+ dendritic cells. These cells areimportant for activation and recruitment of cytotoxic T cells that drivethe anti-tumor immune response. This supports adding an anti PD-1antibody molecule (also referred to as PD-1 inhibitor), which alleviatesthe inhibition of T cells, to synergize with the effect of a Wntinhibitor on the dendritic cells.

Another gene signature that was discovered to be strongly correlatedwith the recruitment of CD8+ T cells into the tumor was alsoinvestigated. This gene signature is made up primarily of chemokines andhas some overlap with the Spranger et al (Nature 2015, 523, 231)dendritic cell signature mentioned above. These chemokines have beenshown to recruit CD8+ T cells in a dose-dependent manner. The chemokinesthat correlate with the CD8+ T-cell recruitment are CCL2, CCL3, CCL4,CCL5, CXCL9 and CXCL10. When we measured in patient samples the averageexpression of the genes in this chemokine signature and compared them toAXIN2 inhibition, again we observed a linear relationship between theextent to which the WNT pathway was inhibited and the expression of thisgene signature (FIG. 6). In FIG. 6, each point represents a pair ofsamples from one patient. Plotted on the X-axis is the log 2 fold-changein AXIN2 expression in the tumor from screening to on-treatment. Plottedon the Y-axis is the log 2 fold-change in expression of the chemokinesignature in the tumor from screening to on-treatment. The genesincluded in the chemokine signature are: CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CXCL9,and CXCL10. The trend line is a linear estimate made by regression ofthe data points using a robust linear model. The numbers next to eachpoint represent the number of days between the start of treatment andthe on-treatment biopsy. As shown in FIG. 6, the dendritic cells, whenstimulated, function to recruit T-cells to the tumor. Importantly, thisobservation was made after about 15 days of exposure to WNT inhibitor(i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which suggests thatintermittent dosing of WNT inhibitor (i) can be combined with acheckpoint inhibitor to stimulate an anti-tumor immune response in thecontext of tumors that previously lacked immune infiltrate.

It was found that the inverse correlation between a T-cell and aWnt/CTNNB1 signature in the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was consistentacross squamous cell cancers, irrespective of the tissue of origin ofthe cancer cell (Sanger et al., 2015). The inverse correlation was alsostrong in basal-like breast cancers, which is the gene-expression basedsubtype most closely associated with TNBC (Bertucci et al., 2008). FIG.7 illustrates the correlation in several different types of cancercells. The Wnt1 signature consists of the six CTNNB1 targets: EFNB3,APC2, HNF1A, TCF12, and VEGFA.

TABLE 1Amino acid and nucleotide sequences for humanized antibody molecules. The antibodymolecules include BAP049-Clone-B and BAP049-Clone-E. The amino acid and nucleotidesequences of the heavy and light chain CDRs, the heavy and light chain variableregions, and the heavy and light chains are shown. BAP049-Clone-B HCSEQ ID NO: 1 (Kabat) HCDR1 TYWMH SEQ ID NO: 2 (Kabat) HCDR2NIYPGTGGSNFDEKFKN SEQ ID NO: 3 (Kabat) HCDR3 WTTGTGAYSEQ ID NO: 4 (Chothia) HCDR1 GYTFTTY SEQ ID NO: 5 (Chothia) HCDR2 YPGTGGSEQ ID NO: 3 (Chothia) HCDR3 WTTGTGAY SEQ ID NO: 38 VHEVQLVQSGAEVKKPGESLRISCKGSGYTFT TYWMHWVRQATGQGLEWMGNIYPGTGGSNFDEKFKNRVTITADKSTSTAYMELSSLRSE DTAVYYCTRWTTGTGAYWGQGTTVTVSSSEQ ID NO: 95 DNA VH GAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAGCCCGGCGAGTCACTGAG AATTAGCTGTAAAGGTTCAGGCTACACCTTCACTACCTACTGGATGCACTGGGTCCGC CAGGCTACCGGTCAAGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGTAATATCTACCCCGGCACCGGCGG CTCTAACTTCGACGAGAAGTTTAAGAATAGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGATAAGTCTACT AGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACT GCACTAGGTGGACTACCGGCACAGGCGCCTACTGGGGTCAAGGCACTACCGTGACC GTGTCTAGC SEQ ID NO: 91 HCEVQLVQSGAEVKKPGESLRISCKGSGYTFT TYWMHWVRQATGQGLEWMGNIYPGTGGSNFDEKFKNRVTITADKSTSTAYMELSSLRSE DTAVYYCTRWTTGTGAYWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKD YFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSN TKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDP EVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLP SSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENN YKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLG SEQ ID NO: 96 DNA HCGAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCG AAGTGAAGAAGCCCGGCGAGTCACTGAGAATTAGCTGTAAAGGTTCAGGCTACACCT TCACTACCTACTGGATGCACTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTACCGGTCAAGGCCTCGAGTGGA TGGGTAATATCTACCCCGGCACCGGCGGCTCTAACTTCGACGAGAAGTTTAAGAATA GAGTGACTATCACCGCCGATAAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCT GAGATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCACTAGGTGGACTACCGGCACAGGCGC CTACTGGGGTCAAGGCACTACCGTGACCGTGTCTAGCGCTAGCACTAAGGGCCCGT CCGTGTTCCCCCTGGCACCTTGTAGCCGGAGCACTAGCGAATCCACCGCTGCCCTC GGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGATTACTTCCCGGAGCCCGTGACCGTGTCCTGGAACAGCGG AGCCCTGACCTCCGGAGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCTGTGCTGCAGAGCTCCGGGCTGT ACTCGCTGTCGTCGGTGGTCACGGTGCCTTCATCTAGCCTGGGTACCAAGACCTACA CTTGCAACGTGGACCACAAGCCTTCCAACACTAAGGTGGACAAGCGCGTCGAATCGA AGTACGGCCCACCGTGCCCGCCTTGTCCCGCGCCGGAGTTCCTCGGCGGTCCCTCG GTCTTTCTGTTCCCACCGAAGCCCAAGGACACTTTGATGATTTCCCGCACCCCTGAAG TGACATGCGTGGTCGTGGACGTGTCACAGGAAGATCCGGAGGTGCAGTTCAATTGG TACGTGGATGGCGTCGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAAACCAAGCCGAGGGAGGAGCAGTT CAACTCCACTTACCGCGTCGTGTCCGTGCTGACGGTGCTGCATCAGGACTGGCTGAA CGGGAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAAGTGTCCAACAAGGGACTTCCTAGCTCAATCGAAAA GACCATCTCGAAAGCCAAGGGACAGCCCCGGGAACCCCAAGTGTATACCCTGCCAC CGAGCCAGGAAGAAATGACTAAGAACCAAGTCTCATTGACTTGCCTTGTGAAGGGCTT CTACCCATCGGATATCGCCGTGGAATGGGAGTCCAACGGCCAGCCGGAAAACAACT ACAAGACCACCCCTCCGGTGCTGGACTCAGACGGATCCTTCTTCCTCTACTCGCGGC TGACCGTGGATAAGAGCAGATGGCAGGAGGGAAATGTGTTCAGCTGTTCTGTGATGC ATGAAGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACTCAGAAGTCCCTGTCCCTCTCCCTGGGA BAP049-Clone-B LC SEQ ID NO: 10 (Kabat) LCDR1KSSQSLLDSGNQKNFLT SEQ ID NO: 11 (Kabat) LCDR2 WASTRESSEQ ID NO: 32 (Kabat) LCDR3 QNDYSYPYT SEQ ID NO: 13 (Chothia) LCDR1SQSLLDSGNQKNF SEQ ID NO: 14 (Chothia) LCDR2 WAS SEQ ID NO: 33 (Chothia)LCDR3 DYSYPY SEQ ID NO: 54 VL EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCKSSQSLLDSGNQKNFLTWYQQKPGKAPKLIIYWASTR ESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCQNDYSYPYTFGQGTKVEIK SEQ ID NO: 97 DNA VLGAGATCGTCCTGACTCAGTCACCCGCTAC CCTGAGCCTGAGCCCTGGCGAGCGGGCTACACTGAGCTGTAAATCTAGTCAGTCACT GCTGGATAGCGGTAATCAGAAGAACTTCCTGACCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTAAA GCCCCTAAGCTGCTGATCTACTGGGCCTCTACTAGAGAATCAGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGT TTAGCGGTAGCGGTAGTGGCACCGACTTCACCTTCACTATCTCTAGCCTGCAGCCCG AGGATATCGCTACCTACTACTGTCAGAACGACTATAGCTACCCCTACACCTTCGGTCA AGGCACTAAGGTCGAGATTAAG SEQ ID NO: 56 LCEIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCKSSQSLLD SGNQKNFLTWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYWASTRESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDIAT YYCQNDYSYPYTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKV QWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPV TKSFNRGEC SEQ ID NO: 98 DNA LCGAGATCGTCCTGACTCAGTCACCCGCTAC CCTGAGCCTGAGCCCTGGCGAGCGGGCTACACTGAGCTGTAAATCTAGTCAGTCACT GCTGGATAGCGGTAATCAGAAGAACTTCCTGACCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTAAA GCCCCTAAGCTGCTGATCTACTGGGCCTCTACTAGAGAATCAGGCGTGCCCTCTAGGT TTAGCGGTAGCGGTAGTGGCACCGACTTCACCTTCACTATCTCTAGCCTGCAGCCCG AGGATATCGCTACCTACTACTGTCAGAACGACTATAGCTACCCCTACACCTTCGGTCA AGGCACTAAGGTCGAGATTAAGCGTACGGTGGCCGCTCCCAGCGTGTTCATCTTCCC CCCCAGCGACGAGCAGCTGAAGAGCGGCACCGCCAGCGTGGTGTGCCTGCTGAACA ACTTCTACCCCCGGGAGGCCAAGGTGCAGTGGAAGGTGGACAACGCCCTGCAGAGC GGCAACAGCCAGGAGAGCGTCACCGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACTCCACCTACAGCCT GAGCAGCACCCTGACCCTGAGCAAGGCCGACTACGAGAAGCATAAGGTGTACGCCT GCGAGGTGACCCACCAGGGCCTGTCCAGCCCCGTGACCAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGC GAGTGC SEQ ID NO: 92 DNA HCGAAGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCTGGCGCCG AAGTGAAGAAGCCTGGCGAGTCCCTGCGGATCTCCTGCAAGGGCTCTGGCTACACCT TCACCACCTACTGGATGCACTGGGTGCGACAGGCTACCGGCCAGGGCCTGGAATGG ATGGGCAACATCTATCCTGGCACCGGCGGCTCCAACTTCGACGAGAAGTTCAAGAAC AGAGTGACCATCACCGCCGACAAGTCCACCTCCACCGCCTACATGGAACTGTCCTCC CTGAGATCCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCACCCGGTGGACAACCGGCACAGG CGCTTATTGGGGCCAGGGCACCACAGTGACCGTGTCCTCTGCTTCTACCAAGGGGCC CAGCGTGTTCCCCCTGGCCCCCTGCTCCAGAAGCACCAGCGAGAGCACAGCCGCCC TGGGCTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACCGTGTCCTGGAACAGC GGAGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCT GTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCAGCAGCAGCCTGGGCACCAAGACCT ACACCTGTAACGTGGACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGGGTGGAG AGCAAGTACGGCCCACCCTGCCCCCCCTGCCCAGCCCCCGAGTTCCTGGGCGGACC CAGCGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCCAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCAGAACCCC CGAGGTGACCTGTGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCAGGAGGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCA ACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCAGAGAGGAG CAGTTTAACAGCACCTACCGGGTGGTGTCCGTGCTGACCGTGCTGCACCAGGACTGG CTGAACGGCAAAGAGTACAAGTGTAAGGTCTCCAACAAGGGCCTGCCAAGCAGCATC GAAAAGACCATCAGCAAGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCTAGAGAGCCCCAGGTCTACACCCT GCCACCCAGCCAAGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGTCTGGTGAA GGGCTTCTACCCAAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGA ACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCAGTGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACA GCAGGCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCAGATGGCAGGAGGGCAACGTCTTTAGCTGCTCC GTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCCAGAAGAGCCTGAGCCTGTCCCT GGGC BAP049-Clone-E LCSEQ ID NO: 10 (Kabat) LCDR1 KSSQSLLDSGNQKNFLT SEQ ID NO: 11 (Kabat)LCDR2 WASTRES SEQ ID NO: 32 (Kabat) LCDR3 QNDYSYPYTSEQ ID NO: 13 (Chothia) LCDR1 SQSLLDSGNQKNF SEQ ID NO: 14 (Chothia)LCDR2 WAS SEQ ID NO: 33 (Chothia) LCDR3 DYSYPY SEQ ID NO: 70 VLEIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCKSSQSLLD SGNQKNFLTWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYWASTRESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLEAEDAA TYYCQNDYSYPYTFGQGTKVEIK SEQ ID NO: 106DNA VL GAGATCGTCCTGACTCAGTCACCCGCTAC CCTGAGCCTGAGCCCTGGCGAGCGGGCTACACTGAGCTGTAAATCTAGTCAGTCACT GCTGGATAGCGGTAATCAGAAGAACTTCCTGACCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCA AGCCCCTAGACTGCTGATCTACTGGGCCTCTACTAGAGAATCAGGCGTGCCCTCTAGG TTTAGCGGTAGCGGTAGTGGCACCGACTTCACCTTCACTATCTCTAGCCTGGAAGCCG AGGACGCCGCTACCTACTACTGTCAGAACGACTATAGCTACCCCTACACCTTCGGTCA AGGCACTAAGGTCGAGATTAAG SEQ ID NO: 72 LCEIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCKSSQSLLD SGNQKNFLTWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYWASTRESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLEAEDAA TYYCQNDYSYPYTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAK VQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSP VTKSFNRGEC SEQ ID NO: 107 DNA LCGAGATCGTCCTGACTCAGTCACCCGCTAC CCTGAGCCTGAGCCCTGGCGAGCGGGCTACACTGAGCTGTAAATCTAGTCAGTCACT GCTGGATAGCGGTAATCAGAAGAACTTCCTGACCTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCA AGCCCCTAGACTGCTGATCTACTGGGCCTCTACTAGAGAATCAGGCGTGCCCTCTAGG TTTAGCGGTAGCGGTAGTGGCACCGACTTCACCTTCACTATCTCTAGCCTGGAAGCCG AGGACGCCGCTACCTACTACTGTCAGAACGACTATAGCTACCCCTACACCTTCGGTCA AGGCACTAAGGTCGAGATTAAGCGTACGGTGGCCGCTCCCAGCGTGTTCATCTTCCC CCCCAGCGACGAGCAGCTGAAGAGCGGCACCGCCAGCGTGGTGTGCCTGCTGAACA ACTTCTACCCCCGGGAGGCCAAGGTGCAGTGGAAGGTGGACAACGCCCTGCAGAGC GGCAACAGCCAGGAGAGCGTCACCGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACTCCACCTACAGCCT GAGCAGCACCCTGACCCTGAGCAAGGCCGACTACGAGAAGCATAAGGTGTACGCCT GCGAGGTGACCCACCAGGGCCTGTCCAGCCCCGTGACCAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGC GAGTGC BAP049-Clone-B HCSEQ ID NO: 133 (Kabat) HCDR1 ACCTACTGGATGCAC SEQ ID NO: 134 (Kabat)HCDR2 AATATCTACCCCGGCACCGGCGGCTCTAA CTTCGACGAGAAGTTTAAGAATSEQ ID NO: 135 (Kabat) HCDR3 TGGACTACCGGCACAGGCGCCTACSEQ ID NO: 136 (Chothia) HCDR1 GGCTACACCTTCACTACCTACSEQ ID NO: 137 (Chothia) HCDR2 TACCCCGGCACCGGCGGCSEQ ID NO: 135 (Chothia) HCDR3 TGGACTACCGGCACAGGCGCCTACBAP049-Clone-B LC SEQ ID NO: 138 (Kabat) LCDR1AAATCTAGTCAGTCACTGCTGGATAGCGG TAATCAGAAGAACTTCCTGACCSEQ ID NO: 139 (Kabat) LCDR2 TGGGCCTCTACTAGAGAATCASEQ ID NO: 140 (Kabat) LCDR3 CAGAACGACTATAGCTACCCCTACACCSEQ ID NO: 141 (Chothia) LCDR1 AGTCAGTCACTGCTGGATAGCGGTAATCA GAAGAACTTCSEQ ID NO: 142 (Chothia) LCDR2 TGGGCCTCT SEQ ID NO: 143 (Chothia) LCDR3GACTATAGCTACCCCTAC BAP049-Clone-E HC SEQ ID NO: 133 (Kabat) HCDR1ACCTACTGGATGCAC SEQ ID NO: 134 (Kabat) HCDR2AATATCTACCCCGGCACCGGCGGCTCTAA CTTCGACGAGAAGTTTAAGAATSEQ ID NO: 135 (Kabat) HCDR3 TGGACTACCGGCACAGGCGCCTACSEQ ID NO: 136 (Chothia) FiCDR1 GGCTACACCTTCACTACCTACSEQ ID NO: 137 (Chothia) HCDR2 TACCCCGGCACCGGCGGCSEQ ID NO: 135 (Chothia) HCDR3 TGGACTACCGGCACAGGCGCCTACBAP049-Clone-E LC SEQ ID NO: 138 (Kabat) LCDR1AAATCTAGTCAGTCACTGCTGGATAGCGG TAATCAGAAGAACTTCCTGACCSEQ ID NO: 139 (Kabat) LCDR2 TGGGCCTCTACTAGAGAATCASEQ ID NO: 140 (Kabat) LCDR3 CAGAACGACTATAGCTACCCCTACACCSEQ ID NO: 141 (Chothia) LCDR1 AGTCAGTCACTGCTGGATAGCGGTAATCA GAAGAACTTCSEQ ID NO: 142(Chothia) LCDR2 TGGGCCTCT SEQ ID NO: 143 (Chothia) LCDR3GACTATAGCTACCCCTAC

TABLE 2Amino acid and nucleotide sequences of the heavy and light chain framework regions forhumanized mAbs BAP049-Clone-B and BAP049-Clone-E Amino Acid SequenceNucleotide Sequence VHFW1 EVQLVQSGAEVKKPGESLRISCKGSGAAGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCTGGAGCAGA (type a) (SEQ ID NO: 147)GGTGAAAAAGCCCGGGGAGTCTCTGAGGAT CTCCTGTAAGGGTTCT (SEQ ID NO: 148)GAAGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCTGGCGCCGA AGTGAAGAAGCCTGGCGAGTCCCTGCGGATCTCCTGCAAGGGCTCT (SEQ ID NO: 149) GAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGTCAGGCGCCGAAGTGAAGAAGCCCGGCGAGTCACTGAGAAT TAGCTGTAAAGGTTCA (SEQ ID NO: 150) VHFW1QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKA CAGGTTCAGCTGGTGCAGTCTGGAGCTGAG (type b)S (SEQ ID NO: 151) GTGAAGAAGCCTGGGGCCTCAGTGAAGGTCTCCTGCAAGGCTTCT (SEQ ID NO: 152) VHFW2 WVRQATGQGLEWMGTGGGTGCGACAGGCCACTGGACAAGGGCT (type a) (SEQ ID NO: 153)TGAGTGGATGGGT (SEQ ID NO: 154) TGGGTGCGACAGGCTACCGGCCAGGGCCTGGAATGGATGGGC (SEQ ID NO: 155) TGGGTCCGCCAGGCTACCGGTCAAGGCCTCGAGTGGATGGGT (SEQ ID NO: 156) VHFW2 WIRQSPSRGLEWLGTGGATCAGGCAGTCCCCATCGAGAGGCCTT (type b) (SEQ ID NO: 157)GAGTGGCTGGGT (SEQ ID NO: 158) TGGATCCGGCAGTCCCCCTCTAGGGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGC (SEQ ID NO: 159) VHFW2 WVRQAPGQGLEWMGTGGGTGCGACAGGCCCCTGGACAAGGGCT (type c) (SEQ ID NO: 160)TGAGTGGATGGGT (SEQ ID NO: 161) VHFW3 RVTITADKSTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAAGAGTCACGATTACCGCGGACAAATCCACG (type a) VYYCTR (SEQ ID NO: 162)AGCACAGCCTACATGGAGCTGAGCAGCCTG AGATCTGAGGACACGGCCGTGTATTACTGTACAAGA (SEQ ID NO: 163) AGAGTGACCATCACCGCCGACAAGTCCACCTCCACCGCCTACATGGAACTGTCCTCCCTG AGATCCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCACCCGG (SEQ ID NO: 164) AGAGTGACTATCACCGCCGATAAGTCTACTAGCACCGCCTATATGGAACTGTCTAGCCTGA GATCAGAGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCACTAGG (SEQ ID NO: 165) VHFW3 RFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAGATTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGA (type b) AVYYCTR (SEQ ID NO: 166)ACACGCTGTATCTTCAAATGAACAGCCTGAG AGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTGTATTACTGTACAAGA (SEQ ID NO: 167) AGGTTCACCATCTCCCGGGACAACTCCAAGAACACCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAACTCCCTG CGGGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGTACCAGA (SEQ ID NO: 168) VHFW4 WGQGTTVTVSS TGGGGCCAGGGCACCACCGTGACCGTGTC(SEQ ID NO: 169) CTCC (SEQ ID NO: 170) TGGGGCCAGGGCACCACAGTGACCGTGTCCTCT (SEQ ID NO: 171) TGGGGTCAAGGCACTACCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC (SEQ ID NO: 172) TGGGGCCAGGGCACAACAGTGACCGTGTC CTCC (SEQ ID NO: 173)VLFW1 EIVLTQSPDFQSVTPKEKVTITC GAAATTGTGCTGACTCAGTCTCCAGACTTTC (type a)(SEQ ID NO: 174) AGTCTGTGACTCCAAAGGAGAAAGTCACCATCACCTGC (SEQ ID NO: 175) GAGATCGTGCTGACCCAGTCCCCCGACTTCCAGTCCGTGACCCCCAAAGAAAAAGTGACC ATCACATGC (SEQ ID NO: 176) VLFW1EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSC GAAATTGTGTTGACACAGTCTCCAGCCACC (type b)(SEQ ID NO: 177) CTGTCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGC (SEQ ID NO: 178) GAGATCGTGCTGACCCAGTCCCCTGCCACCCTGTCACTGTCTCCAGGCGAGAGAGCTACC CTGTCCTGC (SEQ ID NO: 179)GAGATCGTCCTGACTCAGTCACCCGCTACC CTGAGCCTGAGCCCTGGCGAGCGGGCTACACTGAGCTGT (SEQ ID NO: 180) VLFW1 DIVMTQTPLSLPVTPGEPASISCGATATTGTGATGACCCAGACTCCACTCTCCC (type c) (SEQ ID NO: 181)TGCCCGTCACCCCTGGAGAGCCGGCCTCC ATCTCCTGC (SEQ ID NO: 182) VLFW1DVVMTQSPLSLPVTLGQPASISC GATGTTGTGATGACTCAGTCTCCACTCTCCC (type d)(SEQ ID NO: 183) TGCCCGTCACCCTTGGACAGCCGGCCTCCATCTCCTGC (SEQ ID NO: 184) VLFW1 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCGACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCATCCTCC (type e) (SEQ ID NO: 185)CTGTCTGCATCTGTAGGAGACAGAGTCACC ATCACTTGC (SEQ ID NO: 186) VLFW2WYQQKPGQAPRLLIY TGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCC (type a) (SEQ ID NO: 187)AGGCTCCTCATCTAT (SEQ ID NO: 188) TGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCCAGGCCCCCAGACTGCTGATCTAC (SEQ ID NO: 189) TGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTCAAGCCCCTAGACTGCTGATCTAC (SEQ ID NO: 190) VLFW2 WYQQKPGKAPKLLIYTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAAGCTCCT (type b) (SEQ ID NO: 191)AAGCTCCTGATCTAT (SEQ ID NO: 192) TGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGTAAAGCCCCTAAGCTGCTGATCTAC (SEQ ID NO: 193) VLFW2 WYLQKPGQSPQLLIYTGGTACCTGCAGAAGCCAGGGCAGTCTCCA (type c) (SEQ ID NO: 194)CAGCTCCTGATCTAT (SEQ ID NO: 195) VLFW3 GVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLEAEGGGGTCCCCTCGAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGG (type a) DAATYYC (SEQ ID NO: 196)ATCTGGGACAGATTTCACCTTTACCATCAGT AGCCTGGAAGCTGAAGATGCTGCAACATATTACTGT (SEQ ID NO: 197) GGCGTGCCCTCTAGATTCTCCGGCTCCGGCTCTGGCACCGACTTTACCTTCACCATCTCCA GCCTGGAAGCCGAGGACGCCGCCACCTACTACTGC (SEQ ID NO: 198) GGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGTAGCGGTAGTGGCACCGACTTCACCTTCACTATCTCTA GCCTGGAAGCCGAGGACGCCGCTACCTACTACTGT (SEQ ID NO: 199) VLFW3 GIPPRFSGSGYGTDFTLTINNIESEDGGGATCCCACCTCGATTCAGTGGCAGCGG (type b) AAYYFC (SEQ ID NO: 200)GTATGGAACAGATTTTACCCTCACAATTAAT AACATAGAATCTGAGGATGCTGCATATTACTTCTGT (SEQ ID NO: 201) VLFW3 GVPSRFSGSGSGTEFTLTISSLQPDGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGCGGCAGTGG (type c) DFATYYC (SEQ ID NO: 202)ATCTGGGACAGAATTCACTCTCACCATCAGC AGCCTGCAGCCTGATGATTTTGCAACTTATTACTGT (SEQ ID NO: 203) GGCGTGCCCTCTAGATTCTCCGGCTCCGGCTCTGGCACCGAGTTTACCCTGACCATCTCC AGCCTGCAGCCCGACGACTTCGCCACCTACTACTGC (SEQ ID NO: 204) VLFW3 GVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGAAGTGGA (type d) DIATYYC (SEQ ID NO: 205)TCTGGGACAGATTTTACTTTCACCATCAGCA GCCTGCAGCCTGAAGATATTGCAACATATTACTGT (SEQ ID NO: 206) GGCGTGCCCTCTAGGTTTAGCGGTAGCGGTAGTGGCACCGACTTCACCTTCACTATCTCTA GCCTGCAGCCCGAGGATATCGCTACCTACTACTGT (SEQ ID NO: 207) VLFW4 FGQGTKVEIK (SEQ ID NO: 208)TTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAA (SEQ ID NO: 209)TTCGGCCAGGGCACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAG (SEQ ID NO: 210)TTCGGTCAAGGCACTAAGGTCGAGATTAAG (SEQ ID NO: 211)

TABLE 3Constant region amino acid sequences of human IgG heavy chains and human kappa light chainHCIgG4 (S228P) mutant constant region amino acid sequence (EU Numbering)ASTKGPSVFP LAPCSRSTSE STAALGCLVK DYFPEPVTVS WNSGALTSGV HTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVT VPSSSLGTKT YTCNVDHKPS NTKVDKRVES KYGPPCPPCP APEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDT LMISRTPEVT CVVVDVSQED PEVQFNWYVD GVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLH QDWLNGKEYK CKVSNKGLPS SIEKTISKAK GQPREPQVYT LPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVK GFYPSDIAVE WESNGQPENN YKTTPPVLDS DGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEG NVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKS LSLSLGK (SEQ ID NO: 212) LCHuman kappa constant region amino acid sequenceRTVAAPSVFI FPPSDEQLKS GTASVVCLLN NFYPREAKVQ WKVDNALQSG NSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSS TLTLSKADYE KHKVYACEVT HQGLSSPVTK SFNRGEC (SEQ ID NO: 213) HCIgG4 (S228P) mutant constant region amino acid sequence lacing C-terminal lysine (K)(EU Numbering)ASTKGPSVFP LAPCSRSTSE STAALGCLVK DYFPEPVTVS WNSGALTSGV HTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVT VPSSSLGTKT YTCNVDHKPS NTKVDKRVES KYGPPCPPCP APEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDT LMISRTPEVT CVVVDVSQED PEVQFNWYVD GVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLH QDWLNGKEYK CKVSNKGLPS SIEKTISKAK GQPREPQVYT LPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVK GFYPSDIAVE WESNGQPENN YKTTPPVLDS DGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEG NVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKS LSLSLG (SEQ ID NO: 214) HCIgG1 wild typeASTKGPSVFP LAPSSKSTSG GTAALGCLVK DYFPEPVTVS WNSGALTSGV HTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVT VPSSSLGTQT YICNVNHKPS NTKVDKRVEP KSCDKTHTCP PCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKP KDTLMISRTP EVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVKFNW YVDGVEVHNA KTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLT VLHQDWLNGK EYKCKVSNKA LPAPIEKTIS KAKGQPREPQ VYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTC LVKGFYPSDI AVEWESNGQP ENNYKTTPPV LDSDGSFFLY SKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSV MHEALHNHYT QKSLSLSPGK (SEQ ID NO: 215) HCIgG1 (N297A) mutant constant region amino acid sequence (EU Numbering)ASTKGPSVFP LAPSSKSTSG GTAALGCLVK DYFPEPVTVS WNSGALTSGV HTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVT VPSSSLGTQT YICNVNHKPS NTKVDKRVEP KSCDKTHTCP PCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKP KDTLMISRTP EVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVKFNW YVDGVEVHNA KTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLT VLHQDWLNGK EYKCKVSNKA LPAPIEKTIS KAKGQPREPQ VYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTC LVKGFYPSDI AVEWESNGQP ENNYKTTPPV LDSDGSFFLY SKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSV MHEALHNHYT QKSLSLSPGK (SEQ ID NO: 216) HCIgG1 (D265A, P329A) mutant constant region amino acid sequence (EU Numbering)ASTKGPSVFP LAPSSKSTSG GTAALGCLVK DYFPEPVTVS WNSGALTSGV HTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVT VPSSSLGTQT YICNVNHKPS NTKVDKRVEP KSCDKTHTCP PCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKP KDTLMISRTP EVTCVVVAVS HEDPEVKFNW YVDGVEVHNA KTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLT VLHQDWLNGK EYKCKVSNKA LAAPIEKTIS KAKGQPREPQ VYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTC LVKGFYPSDI AVEWESNGQP ENNYKTTPPV LDSDGSFFLY SKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSV MHEALHNHYT QKSLSLSPGK (SEQ ID NO: 217) HCIgG1 (L234A, L235A) mutant constant region amino acid sequence (EU Numbering)ASTKGPSVFP LAPSSKSTSG GTAALGCLVK DYFPEPVTVS WNSGALTSGV HTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVT VPSSSLGTQT YICNVNHKPS NTKVDKRVEP KSCDKTHTCP PCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKP KDTLMISRTP EVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVKFNW YVDGVEVHNA KTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLT VLHQDWLNGK EYKCKVSNKA LPAPIEKTIS KAKGQPREPQ VYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTC LVKGFYPSDI AVEWESNGQP ENNYKTTPPV LDSDGSFFLY SKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSV MHEALHNHYT QKSLSLSPGK (SEQ ID NO: 218)

TABLE 4 Amino acid sequences of the heavy and light chainleader sequences for humanized mAbs BAP049-Clone- B and BAP049-Clone-EBA1049-Clone-B HC MAWVWTLPFLMAAAQSVQA (SEQ ID NO: 221) LCMSVLTQVLALLLLWLTGTRC (SEQ ID NO: 222) BAP049-Clone-E HCMAWVWTLPFLMAAAQSVQA (SEQ ID NO: 221) LC MSVLTQVLALLLLWLTGTRC(SEQ ID NO: 222)

Example 2: Clinical Study Summary

The following clinical study will be used to confirm the rationale,findings, and conclusions of Example 1. The safety and efficacy expectedfrom Example 1 will also be further evaluated.

A Phase I, open-label, dose escalation study of oral LGK974 and PDR001in patients with malignancies dependent on Wnt Ligands Purpose andrationale The purpose of this study is to assess the recommended dose ofthe Compound of Formula (I) in combination with PDR001 that can besafely administered to patients with selected solid malignancies forwhom no effective standard treatment is available. Primary Objective Todetermine the MTD and/or recommended dose for the Compound of Formula(I) in combination with PDR001 when administered to patients withmalignancies dependent on Wnt ligands as specified in the inclusioncriteria. Secondary Objectives To characterize the safety andtolerability of the Compound of Formula (I) in combination with PDR001.To evaluate the PK of the Compound of Formula (I) in combination withPDR001 To assess the anti-tumor activity of the Compound of Formula (I)in combination with PDR001. Study design This is a multi-center,open-label phase 1 study. The initial dose of the Compound of Formula(I) and PDR001 in combination will be 2.5 mg QD days 1-8 day in cycle 1only and 400 mg Q4W, respectively. The PDR001 dose of 400 mg Q4W is theRP2D determined within the CPDR001X2101 clinical study. The Compound ofFormula (I) will be started at 2.5 mg QD, the −1 dose from which targetinhibition is observed in the single agent portion of the study. Otherschedules of the Compound of Formula (I) dosing may be explored (i.e.Cycle 1-4 LGK974 QD dosing on day 1 through day 8 each cycle; theCompound of Formula (I) QD dosing on day 1-15 Cycle 1 only; or Cycle 1-4LGK974 QD dosing on day 1 through 15 each cycle), depending on safety,PK, PD, and efficacy data. Dose escalation will continue until the MTDand/or RDE is reached. For the dose escalation part, a Bayesian logisticregression model (BLRM) with overdose control (EWOC) principle will beemployed for dose level selection and determination of the MTD and/orRDE. The expansion part of the study will be initiated at thedetermination of the RDE and will be carried out with one regimen. Thegoal of the expansion part is to better characterize the safety andtolerability, PK/PD relationship as well as to explore the anti-tumoractivity of the combination. Approximately 40 patients across the 4disease areas will be treated in the dose expansion part of the study.Toxicity will be evaluated according to CTCAE version 4.03 to evaluatethe safety and tolerability of the Compound of Formula (I) as a singleagent and in combination with PDR001. Disease response will be assessedusing RECIST v1.1 within the single agent portion and RECIST v1.1 andirRC in the combination portion. Patients will be treated until diseaseprogression or unacceptable toxicity occurs, or withdrawal of consentafter which all patients will have a study evaluation completion (SEC)safety follow-up for adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events(SAEs) for 30 days after the last dose of the Compound of Formula (I)within the single agent portion, and 150 days after last dose of PDR001or 30 days after last dose of the Compound of Formula (I), whichever islatest within the combination portion. Population Adult and adolescentpatients with advanced cancer and who have progressed despite standardtherapy or for whom no effective standard therapy exists with ahistologically confirmed diagnosis of: the Compound of Formula (I)incombination with PDR001: pancreatic adenocarcinoma triple negativebreast cancer (TNBC), melanoma head and neck squamous cell cancersquamous cell cancer of the lung squamous cell cancer of the esophagussquamous cell cancer of the cervix Inclusion criteria Patients eligiblefor inclusion in this study have to meet all of the followingcriteria: 1. Diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic cancer that hasprogressed despite standard therapy or for which no effective standardtherapy exists and histological confirmation of one of the followingdiseases indicated below: the Compound of Formula (I) with PDR001: Doseescalation: patients with the following cancers that were previouslytreated with anti-PD-1 therapy and whose best response on that therapywas progressive disease (i.e., primary refractory): melanoma, lung SCC,HNSCC. Patients with esophageal SCC, cervical SCC or TNBC regardless ofprior anti-PD-1 therapy are also eligible. However, patients withesophageal SCC, cervical SCC, or TNBC who had received prior anti-PD-1therapy must have had a best response of progressive disease to thattherapy. the Compound of Formula (I) with PDR001: Dose expansion:patients with pancreatic cancer, or TNBC, or melanoma or head and necksquamous cell cancer. 2. Age 18 years or older 3. WHO Performance Statusof 0-2 4. During the dose escalation part of the study patients musthave evaluable disease. During the expansion part of the study patientsmust have measurable disease as defined by RECIST v1.1 (at least onelesion ≥10 mm in at least one dimension when assessed by CT or MRI, or acutaneous lesion with clearly defined margins that measures ≥10 mm in atleast one dimension) 6. Willingness and ability to comply with all studyprocedures 7. Written informed consent obtained prior to any screeningprocedures 8. Patient must be willing to undergo a new tumor biopsy atscreening. Investigational and Investigational Drug: reference therapyLGK974[2-(2′,3-dimethyl-2,4′-bipyridin-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2- yl)acetamide] 2.5-mg, 10-mg, and 50-mg capsule PDR001: 100-mg powder forinfusion Efficacy assessments Compound of Formula (I) in combinationwith PDR001: Tumor response will be determined by local investigatorinterpretation according to two sets of criteria: 1. RECIST v1.1 2. irRCAt baseline all patients will undergo CT with i.v. contrast of thechest, abdomen and pelvis. If there is clinical evidence of disease inthe head or neck, a CT of the head and/or neck will also be performed.MRI should only be used to evaluate sites of disease that are notadequately imaged by CT. If a patient is intolerant of iodine-basedcontrast agents, CTs may be performed without contrast; however, MRI maybe used to evaluate sites of disease where a CT without i.v. contrast isnot adequate. Visible skin lesions and easily palpable subcutaneoustumors may be measured by physical examination using a ruler orcalipers. Ultrasound should not be used to measure sites of disease.Subsequent tumor evaluations for patients treated with the Compound ofFormula (I) in combination with PDR001 will be obtained during treatmentstarting on Cycle 3 Day 1, every 2 cycles until Cycle 11 Day 1, and thenevery 3 cycles until progression of disease as per irRC or patientwithdrawal and during follow-up for progession every 8 weeks for 40week, then every 12 weeks until progression of disease per irRC or lostto follow-up. Tumor evaluations will also be performed at EOT for bothportions of the study. If the last prior tumor evaluation was within 28days of EOT, then it does not need to be repeated at EOT. Tumorevaluations after the baseline assessment will include evaluation of allsites of disease identified at baseline, using the same technique thatwas used at baseline. If there was no evidence of disease in a bodyregion at baseline, that region does not need to be imaged at subsequentassessments, unless there is clinical concern for a new lesion in thatbody region. For the Compound of Formula (I) in combination with PDR001,the local investigator's assessment will be used for the analysis ofresponse according to both RECIST 1.1 and irRC, and for treatmentdecision making (study discontinuation due to PD as per irRC). Patientsexperiencing progressive disease per RECIST v. 1.1 criteria may continueto be treated according to irRC guidelines until progression isdocumented via irRC. During the course of the study, the study sponsormay decide to have a central review of the radiological assessmentsperformed. In such case, the investigator's staff will be instructed onhow to send data from these radiological assessments to a ContractResearch Organization (CRO) for central review when needed. Safetyassessments Safety will be monitored by assessing changes from baselinein laboratory values, physical examination, and vital signs as well ascollecting of the adverse events at every visit. Evaluation of all AEsand SAEs including injection site hypersensitivity reactions, vitalsigns, laboratory assessments and occurrence of infections. Physicalexamination Vital signs Height and weight Laboratory evaluationsHematology Clinical chemistry Bone-related laboratory assessmentsUrinalysis Pregnancy and assessments of fertility Thyroid function panelCytokines Cardiac assessments Bone density scans Lumbar x-raysPharmacokinetics and immunogenicity (IG) assessments Data analysis Datawill be summarized using descriptive statistics (continuous data) and/orcontingency tables (categorical data) for demographic and baselinecharacteristics, efficacy measurements, safety measurements, and allrelevant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic measurements. The primaryCSR will be based on all patient data from the escalation and expansionparts up to the time when all patients have completed at least fourcycles of treatment or discontinued the study. Any additional data forpatients continuing to receive study treatment past the cutoff date ofthe primary CSR, as allowed by protocol, will be reported once allpatients have completed SEC follow-up visit. Within this analysis,cohorts of patients treated at the same dose or combination, regimen,and formulation will be pooled into treatment groups. Also, within thecombination portion of the study, patients treated during the escalationpart will be pooled with those receiving the same dosing regimen duringthe expansion part. All listings, summaries, figures, and analyses willbe performed by treatment group unless otherwise specified. Within thedose expansion part, additional descriptive analyses by indication groupand route of administration may be performed if appropriate.

The clinical trial design is shown in FIG. 8.

Example 3: Suppression of Pancreatic Growth Alone and in Combinationwith Immunotherapy

The following experimental study will be used to confirm the rationale,findings, and conclusions of Example 1. The efficacy expected fromExample 1 will also be further evaluated.

The study will examine the ability of the Compound of Formula (I),either alone or in combination with an anti-PD1 molecule to suppress thegrowth of pancreatic tumor cells in PDX-CRE KRAS^(G12D) P53^(R172H/+)mice.

Treatment groups:

-   -   A) Vehicle    -   B) Compound of Formula (I), 5 mg/kg BID, PO    -   C) Compound of Formula (I), 5 mg/kg BID, PO and anti-PD1 (twice        weekly ip)    -   D) Compound of Formula (I), 5 mg/kg BID, PO and isotype control        (twice weekly ip)        -   Approximately 10-15 mice will be in each treatment group

Treatment period: Treatment will begin when the mice have palpable tumorburden. Mice will be harvested when exhibiting symptoms of pancreaticcancer (median 120 days). Cohorts of treatment and control animals willbe sample following short term treatment (less than 7 days) for analysisof tumour immune and inflammatory infiltrate.

Tumor growth will be monitored via ultrasound. Time to symptoms ofpancreatic cancers and metastatic spread will also be monitored. HC formarkers of differentiation, apoptosis, proliferation and senescence willbe monitored, as well.

Readouts: IHC for nuclear β-catenin, BrdU incorporation, CD4+, CD8+,CD3+(T-lymphosycets), F4/8-(macrophage) and NIMP (neutrophils). Materialand dta in the form of isolated RNA for cohort animals and wholetransciptome analysis by RNASeq in combination with GSEA for immune andinflammatory signatures following short term intervention will bedetermined.

Example 4: Suppression of Melanoma Growth Alone and in Combination withImmunotherapy

The following experimental study will be used to confirm the rationale,findings, and conclusions of Example 1. The efficacy expected fromExample 1 will also be further evaluated.

The study will examine the ability of the Compound of Formula (I),either alone or in combination with an anti-PD1 molecule to suppress thegrowth of melanoma tumor cells in TyrCreER BRaf^(V600E/+) Pten^(fl/+)and TyrCreER BRaf^(V600E/+) Pten^(fl/+) Catnb^(lox(ex3)/+) mice.

Treatment Groups:

-   -   A) Vehicle    -   B) Compound of Formula (I), 5 mg/kg BID, PO    -   C) Compound of Formula (I), 5 mg/kg BID, PO and anti-PD1 (twice        weekly ip)    -   D) Compound of Formula (I), 5 mg/kg BID, PO and isotype control        (twice weekly ip)        -   Approximately 10-15 mice will be in each treatment group

Treatment period: Treatment will begin upon establishment of melanoma (5mm diameter) and continue until tumors reach endpoint (15 mm diameter).Tumor growth will be monitored by caliper measurement.

Readouts: Tumor growth by caliper measurement, tumor cellularity bypathological examination, IHC for β-catenin and qPCR for Wnt targetgenes, stromal cell/infiltrating immune cell markers by IHC.

Example 5: Suppression of Melanoma Growth Alone and in Combination withImmunotherapy

The following experimental study will be used to confirm the rationale,findings, and conclusions of Example 1. The efficacy expected fromExample 1 will also be further evaluated.

The study will examine the ability of the Compound of Formula (I),either alone or in combination with an anti-PD1 molecule to suppress thegrowth of melanoma tumor cells in CD-1 nude or C57BL/{circumflex over( )} mice grafted with mouse derived melanoma (TyrCreER BRaf^(V600E/+)Pten^(fl/+) and TyrCreER BRaf^(V600E/+) Pten^(fl/+) Catnb^(lox(ex3)/+)mice.

Treatment Groups:

-   -   A) Vehicle    -   B) Compound of Formula (I), 5 mg/kg BID, PO    -   C) Compound of Formula (I), 5 mg/kg BID, PO and anti-PD1 (twice        weekly ip)    -   D) Compound of Formula (I), 5 mg/kg BID, PO and isotype control        (twice weekly ip)        -   Approximately 10-15 mice will be in each treatment group

Treatment period: Treatment will begin upon establishment of melanoma (5mm diameter) and continue until tumors reach endpoint (15 mm diameter).Tumor growth will be monitored by caliper measurement.

Readouts: Tumor growth by caliper measurement, tumor cellularity bypathological examination, IHC for β-catenin and qPCR for Wnt targetgenes, stromal cell/infiltrating immune cell markers by IHC.

1. A method of treating cancer comprising the administration of apharmaceutical combination comprising (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (ii) anti-PD-1antibody molecule or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein(i) is administered daily on days 1 to 15 of each cycle for up to 4cycles and (ii) is administered at least once per cycle.
 2. The methodof treating cancer according to claim 1, wherein (i) is administeredduring days 1 to 8 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles.
 3. The method oftreating cancer according to claim 1, wherein (i) is administered duringthe first cycle only.
 4. The method of treating cancer according toclaim 1, wherein (i) is administered during 4 cycles only.
 5. The methodof treating cancer according to claim 1, wherein each cycle is 28 days.6. The method of treating cancer according to claim 1, wherein (i) isadministered twice daily.
 7. The method of treating cancer according toclaim 6, wherein (i) is administered at 12-hour intervals.
 8. The methodof treating cancer according to claim 1, wherein the daily dose of (i)is 2.5 mg/day, 5 mg/day, 7.5 mg/day, 10 mg/day, 20 mg/day, 40 mg/day, 80mg/day, 120 mg/day, or 180 mg/day.
 9. The method of treating canceraccording to claim 8, wherein the daily dose of (i) is 2.5 mg/day, 5mg/day, or 10 mg/day.
 10. The method of treating cancer according toclaim 9, wherein the daily dose of (i) is 10 mg/day.
 11. The method oftreating cancer according to claim 1, wherein (ii) is administered every2 weeks or every 4 weeks in a cycle.
 12. The method of treating canceraccording to claim 11, wherein (ii) is administered, every 4 weeks. 13.The method of treating cancer according to claim 1, wherein (ii) isselected from nivolumab, pembrolizumab, pidilizumab, PDR-001, or apharmaceutical salt thereof.
 14. The method of treating cancer accordingto claim 13, wherein (ii) is PDR-001, or a pharmaceutical salt thereof.15. The method of treating cancer according to claim 13, wherein (ii) isadministered intravenously in a single dose of 300 to 400 mg/day. 16.The method of treating cancer according to claim 15, wherein the singledose is 400 mg/day.
 17. The method of treating cancer according to claim1, wherein 2.5 mg/day of (i) is administered on days 1-8 and 400 mg/dayof (ii) is administered once every 4 weeks for up to 4 cycles.
 18. Themethod of treating cancer according to claim 1, wherein 2.5 mg/day of(i) is administered on days 1-15 and 400 mg/day of (ii) is administeredonce every 4 weeks for up to 4 cycles.
 19. The method of treating canceraccording to claim 1, wherein 2.5 mg/day of (i) is administered duringcycle 1 only and 400 mg/day of (ii) is administered every 4 weeks. 20.The method of treating cancer according to claim 1, wherein 5 mg/day of(i) is administered on days 1-8 and 400 mg/day of (ii) is administeredonce every 4 weeks for up to 4 cycles.
 21. The method of treating canceraccording to claim 1, wherein 5 mg/day of (i) is administered on days1-15 and 400 mg/day of (ii) is administered once every 4 weeks for up to4 cycles.
 22. The method of treating cancer according to claim 1,wherein 5 mg/day of (i) is administered during cycle 1 only and 400mg/day of (ii) is administered every 4 weeks.
 23. The method of treatingcancer according to claim 1, wherein 10 mg/day of (i) is administereddaily on days 1-8 and 400 mg/day of (ii) is administered every 4 weeksfor up to 4 cycles.
 24. The method of treating cancer according to claim1, wherein 10 mg/day of (i) is administered on days 1-15 and 400 mg/dayof (ii) is administered every 4 weeks for up to 4 cycles.
 25. The methodof treating cancer according to claim 1, wherein 10 mg/day of (i) isadministered during cycle 1 only and 400 mg/day of (ii) is administeredevery 4 weeks.
 26. The method of treating cancer according to claim 1,wherein (ii) is administered continuously every 4 weeks.
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 36. The methodfor the treatment of cancer according to claim 1 wherein the cancer istriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), head and neck squamous cellcarcinoma, pancreatic cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, colorectalcancer, squamous cell cancer of the lung, squamous cell cancer of theesophagus, squamous cell cancer of the cervix or melanoma.
 37. Themethod for the treatment of cancer according to claim 36, wherein thecancer is triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), pancreatic cancer ormelanoma.
 38. The method for the treatment of cancer according to claim1, wherein (i) and (ii) are synergistically active at reducing boneresorption.
 39. The method for the treatment of cancer according toclaim 1, wherein (i)2-(2′,3-dimethyl-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)-N-(5-(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered orally orintravenously, most preferably orally.
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